Four years later, when abortion was made legal, the case fell apart.
Your case might fall between the cracks for a few months.
I should be of age too by the time it was heard, and your case would fall away.
However, not all cases fell upon the shoulders of the king.
The present case does not fall clearly into any of these separate categories.
Of course, he did not appear and the case simply fell apart.
"This case may fall under that 40 percent," he said.
On that the case for the prosecution fell to the ground.
Some cases fall outside the lines, and this is one of them.
The present case falls within the principle of that decision.